Vaxxed to the max: Two years on, India starts COVID-19 vaccination for 12-14 age group
The country’s battle against the coronavirus pandemic began a new phase on Wednesday as children aged 12 to 14 years began to get their vaccine against the virus. Beneficiaries in this phase will receive Biological E’s Corbevax vaccine
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The inoculation of children in the age group of 12 to 14 years against COVID-19 started on Wednesday with Corbevax vaccine. As the pandemic battle began a new phase, children across the country lined up to get jabbed. A health worker inoculates a youth with a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Hyderabad. AFP
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A girl winces in pain as she receives the Corbevax vaccine at a government school in Guwahati. “Taking the COVID-19 vaccination campaign forward, under the ‘#SabkoVaccineMuftVaccine’ campaign led by PM @NarendraModi ji, the COVID vaccination of children in the age group of 12-14 has started from today. All people of 60+ age will also be able to get precaution dose from today. Let’s secure the country together, get the vaccine,” Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted. AFP
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A boy poses for a photograph after receiving the Corbevax vaccine for COVID-19 at a health centre in New Delhi. As of March 1, 2021, there were 4.7 crore children aged 12 and 13 years in the country. AP
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The children eligible for vaccination can register through through an existing account of a family member on Co-WIN or by creating a new account through a unique mobile number (this facility is available for all eligible citizens presently). AFP
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Students in the age group of 12-14 years, show their vaccination certificates after getting administered a dose of the COVID-19 preventive vaccine at the Civil Hospital, in Lucknow. PTI
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Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Aditiyanath interacts with students during the vaccination drive for the age group 12-14 years, at the Civil Hospital, in Lucknow. The exercise for this age group is starting amid a steady fall in COVID-19 cases in the city. PTI
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A healthcare worker administers a dose of the Covid-19 preventive vaccine to a student at a vaccination centre, in Rajkot. PTI
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A health worker administers the Corbevax vaccine to a student at a school in Ahmedabad. According to the Centre’s guidelines, vaccination of 12-14 years would be conducted through dedicated inoculation sessions to avoid their unintended vaccination with any other COVID-19 vaccines. AP
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